On 20 May 2025, the second Board Meeting of FIT Asia was convened in hybrid mode in the Hong Kong Baptist University on the sidelines of the 11th Asia-Pacific Translation and Interpreting Forum, known as APTIF11. 

FIT Asia Board Meeting

The meeting began with a brief report on the work that has been done at regional level over the past year. Board members then conducted an in-depth discussion on how to build a better regional centre in Asia and empower local T&I community. A wide range of topics were covered during the meeting, including institutional arrangements, strategic planning, branding, membership development and organization of regional events, among others.

Victoria Lei Cheng Lai, a FIT Council member, and representatives of TAC were invited to attend the meeting as observers.

FIT Asia, the fifth regional centre of FIT, was established in January 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, aiming to cater to the needs of professional associations within Asia and foster interaction and cooperation among them and with other parts of the world.

Here is a list of FIT Asia board members:

Xing Yutang, Chair; Executive Deputy Secretary General of the Translators Association of China (TAC)

Mohammadreza Arbabi, Secretary; Chairman of the board of the Tehran’s Association of Translators and Interpreters (TIAT) (participating online)

Ravi Kumar, Treasurer; President of the Indian Translators Association (ITA) (participating online)

Li Defeng, Board Member; Associate Dean and Professor of Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Macau 

Indra Listyo, Board Member; President of the Indonesian Association of Translators and Interpreters (HPI)

Maroun Mounsef, Board Member; Secretary General of the Syndicate of the Sworn Translators in Lebanon (ACPT) (participating online)

Mohamed Zain Sulaiman, Board Member; Associate Professor at the Centre for Research in Language and Linguistics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia